Riff Tone
Hunger Strike
Temple of the Dog
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster '62 Reissue
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark III (likely, based on forum consensus and era)
PickupsFender single-coil Strat pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991. Mike McCready played the main riff using a '62 reissue Strat in position 4 (neck + middle). Amp is not confirmed in interviews, but multiple sources and era suggest Mesa/Boogie Mark III. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smootharticulate and clearslightly scooped midschimey Strat characterrounded top endno audible breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and airypresent but not harsh treblefull-bodied clean
Difficulty
The riff requires Drop D tuning, clean fingerpicking or hybrid picking technique, and precise timing for the arpeggiated pattern, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster '62 Reissue
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark III (likely, based on forum consensus and era)
PickupsFender single-coil Strat pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991. Mike McCready played the main riff using a '62 reissue Strat in position 4 (neck + middle). Amp is not confirmed in interviews, but multiple sources and era suggest Mesa/Boogie Mark III. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smootharticulate and clearslightly scooped midschimey Strat characterrounded top endno audible breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and airypresent but not harsh treblefull-bodied clean
Difficulty
The riff requires Drop D tuning, clean fingerpicking or hybrid picking technique, and precise timing for the arpeggiated pattern, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Hunger Strike settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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